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2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.), the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, the Goliad (Texas) County Fair PRCA Rodeo, with Kinney Harrell and the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas). Co-champion at the Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo (Bridgeport, Texas) ★ ★ 2012: (Partner Jade Corkill) Won Round 10 of the Wrangler NFR in a time of 4.0, earned a share of first place in Round 1 and placed in four other rounds in between to finish fifth in the average standings and second to Chad Masters in the world standings just $1,211 shy of his first gold buckle. Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, Rodeo Austin (Texas), the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Days (Colorado Springs, Colo.), the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) and the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.) ★ ★ 2011: (Partner Brad Culpepper) Won Round 3 of the Wrangler NFR with a time of 4.1 seconds and placed in three other rounds; finished 11th in the world standings with $111,634.Won the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days, the Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo (Bonifay), the Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo, the Pasco County Fair Championships (Dade City, Fla.) and the Wide Open (Fort Pierce, Fla.) ★ ★ 2010: Won the Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo (Bonifay, Fla.), with Brad Culpepper, the Gooding (Idaho) ProRodeo, with Travis Woodard, the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo, with Mike Beers, and co-champion at the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo, with Travis Woodard. Finished 27th in the world standings with $36,863 ★ ★ 2009: (Partner Brad Culpepper) Won the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo, the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo, the Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo (Bonifay) and the Florida Gateway Pro Rodeo (Lake City). Co-champion at the State Fair of Louisiana ProRodeo (Shreveport). Finished 16th in the world standings as a rookie with earnings of $61,446 Awards Overall and team roping (heading) PRCA Rookie of the Year, 2009 Amateur National High School Finals Rodeo All-Around Rookie of the Year, 2005 Personal 6-0, 170 … Single … Parents, Nick and Laura Driggers, own Lazy D Performance Horses in Albany, Ga.; sister, Kelsey, also competes in rodeo … Nick has been training horses for more than a quarter of a century

Tyson Durfey

Tie-down roping

Event:

12th 10th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$32,423 $139,845 $1,535,679

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Nov. 27, 1983, in Savannah, Mo.

Born:

Weatherford, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2003

1 (2016)

PRORODEO COWBOYS

10 (2007-11, 2013-17) 3 (2010, 2013-14)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Tour Finale qualifications:

1 (2011)

RNCFR titles:

4 (2005, 2007, 2010-11)

RNCFR qualifications:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the West Texas Fair & Rodeo (Abilene) ★ ★ Won the Missoula (Mont.) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Bruce (Alberta) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Bozeman (Mont.) Stampede ★ ★ Co-champion at the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Won Round 6 and placed in six rounds to rank second at theWrangler NFR. Climbed from 14th to first in the world standings with $212,445. Won the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo, the Canby (Ore) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo, the Cowboy Capital of theWorld PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas), the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo and the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah) ★ ★ 2015: Split the Round 3 and 10 wins and placed in two other rounds at the Wrangler NFR. Co-champion at the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up. Finished eighth in the world standings with $153,983 ★ ★ 2014: Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR. Finished 14th in the world standings with $83,396 ★ ★ 2013: Placed infourroundsofWranglerNFR;wasseventh intheworldstandingswith$124,979.WonWranglerChampions Challenge (Amarillo, Texas); the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.); the Omak (Wash.) Stampede; Rodeo Killeen (Texas);theKenLanceMemorial(Ada,Okla.);theMightyFraserProRodeo(Abbotsford,BritishColumbia)andtheOthello (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the Four States Fair Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.) and the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo

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